Battery box

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a battery box and a vehicle, the battery box comprises an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a fixing member. The upper box body comprises a first eave portion, the lower box body comprises a second eave portion. The first eave portion is provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion is provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole. The connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the upper box body and the lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to external equipment, compared with the conventional battery box, the lower box body is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure and reduces the weight, thereby improving the energy density.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to Chinese patent applicationNo. CN201811294488.8, filed on Nov. 1, 2018, which is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to the field of battery technology, andparticularly relates to a battery box and a vehicle.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery box of the prior art.Referring to FIG. 1 , a conventional battery box comprises an upper boxbody 1′ and a lower box body 2′. The upper box body 1′ is a non-loadbearing member and mainly functions as protection, has a small thicknessand can be made of a material having a low density; the lower box body2′ is a load bearing member, has a large thickness and can be made of amaterial having a high density (such as a metal material), and becauseof limitation of the forming process, the weight of the lower box body2′ is heavy.

In the conventional battery box, the upper box body 1′ has a first sidewall 11′ and a first eave portion 12′, the lower box body 2′ has asecond side wall 21′, a second eave portion 22′ and a third side wall23′ spaced apart from the second eave portion 22′ in an up-downdirection Z′. The second eave portion 22′ of the lower box body 2′ isfixedly connected with the first eave portion 12′ of the upper box body1′ to achieve the fixed connection between the lower box body 2′ and theupper box body 1′, and the third side wall 23′ of the lower box body 2′is used for mounting the battery box to an external equipment.

Because a connection portion (i.e., the second eave portion 22′) of thelower box body 2′ with the upper box body 1′ of the battery box and amounting portion (i.e., the third side wall 23′) of the battery box areseparated from each other, it results that a height of the second sidewall 21′ of the lower box body 2′ is large and larger than a height ofthe first side wall 11′ of the upper box body 1′, therefore it increasesthe weight of the lower box body 2′, thereby reducing the assemblingefficiency of the battery box.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

In view of the problem existing in the background, an object of thepresent disclosure is to provide a battery box and a vehicle, whichreduces the overall weight of the battery box, and greatly improves theassembling efficiency and energy density of the battery box.

In order to achieve the above object, in a first aspect, the presentdisclosure provides a battery box, which comprises an upper box body, alower box body, a connecting member and a fixing member. The upper boxbody comprises a first side wall and a first eave portion radiallyprotruding from the first side wall, the lower box body comprises asecond side wall and a second eave portion radially protruding from thesecond side wall. The first eave portion and the second eave portionface each other in an up-down direction, the first eave portion isprovided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion isprovided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole, and themounting hole and the second connecting hole is spaced apart from eachother. The connecting member passes through the first connecting holeand the second connecting hole to fixedly connect the upper box body andthe lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting holeto make the lower box body mounted to an external equipment.

A material density of the lower box body is greater than a materialdensity of the upper box body. A height of the first side wall isgreater than a height of the second side wall in the up-down direction.

The height of the first side wall of the upper box body in the up-downdirection is H₁, the height of the second side wall of the lower boxbody in the up-down direction is H₂, and H₂≤0.5H₁.

The second connecting hole and the mounting hole are spaced apart fromeach other in a circumferential direction of the second eave portion.

A central axis of the second connecting hole is close to the second sidewall relative to a central axis of the mounting hole.

The first eave portion is further provided with an opening, and theopening penetrates the first eave portion and makes the mounting holeexposed on the first eave portion.

The battery box further comprises a sealing member provided between thefirst eave portion and the second eave portion and connecting the firsteave portion and the second eave portion in sealing. The connectingmember comprises an inserting portion passing through the firstconnecting hole and the second connecting hole, and an extending portionradially protruding from the inserting portion. At least one portion ofthe sealing member is located at an inner side of the extending portionin a radial direction, and a width of the at least one portion in theradial direction is an effective sealing width of the sealing member,the effective sealing width is W, and 6 cm≤W≤25 cm.

All portions of the sealing member are located at the inner side of theextending portion in the radial direction. Or, the sealing membercomprises an effective sealing portion and a reinforce sealing portionformed on one side of the effective sealing portion close to theconnecting member in the radial direction. The effective sealing portionis located at the inner side of the extending portion in the radialdirection, and at least a portion of the reinforce sealing portion ispressed between the first eave portion and the second eave portion bythe extending portion.

A maximum diameter of the fixing member is A₁, a distance between acentral axis of the fixing member and the sealing member is A₂, andA₂≤1.5A₁.

The lower box body further comprises a first limiting boss protrudingfrom an upper surface of the second eave portion in the up-downdirection. The second connecting hole is penetratingly provided on thesecond eave portion and the first limiting boss. An initial thickness ofthe sealing member in the up-down direction is greater than a height ofthe first limiting boss.

The mounting hole is a smooth hole. The lower box body further comprisea second limiting boss protruding from an upper surface of the secondeave portion in the up-down direction. The mounting hole penetrates thesecond eave portion and the second limiting boss. A portion of thesecond limiting boss protrudes from an upper surface of the first eaveportion via the opening.

A distance between the upper surface of the first eave portion and theupper surface of the second eave portion is h, a height of the secondlimiting boss is h₅, and h₅>h. Moreover, the first eave portioncomprises a first flat-plate portion, a second flat-plate portion and areinforce connecting portion connecting the first flat-plate portion andthe second flat-plate portion, and a lower surface of the firstflat-plate portion is higher than a lower surface of the secondflat-plate portion. The first connecting hole is penetratingly providedon the first flat-plate portion, and the sealing member is providedbetween the lower surface of the first flat-plate portion and the secondeave portion.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure further provides a vehicle,which comprises a body and the battery box described above.

The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: in thebattery box of the present disclosure, because the lower box body isconnected to the upper box body through the second connecting hole ofthe second eave portion, and connected to the external equipment throughthe mounting hole of the second eave portion, compared with theconventional battery box involved in the background art, the lower boxbody is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eaveportion, it simplifies the structure of the lower box body and reducesthe weight of the lower box body, thereby improving the assemblingefficiency and energy density of the battery box.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery box of the prior art.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the battery box of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a locking connectionportion (i.e., a portion is provided with a connecting member) of thebattery box in an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the locking connectionportion of the battery box in another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the locking connectionportion of the battery box in still another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a non-locking connectionportion (i.e., a portion is not provided with the connecting member) ofthe battery box battery box.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 2 indicated by a circle.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of an upper box body ofFIG. 8 .

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the structure of a lower box body ofFIG. 8 .

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the mounting of the battery box inthe present disclosure and an external equipment.

FIG. 12 is another schematic view showing the mounting of the batterybox in the present disclosure and the external equipment.

Reference numerals are represented as follows:

-   -   1 upper box body        -   11 first side wall        -   12 first eave portion            -   121 first connecting hole            -   122 opening            -   12A first flat-plate portion            -   12B second flat-plate portion            -   12C reinforce connecting portion    -   2 lower box body        -   21 second side wall        -   22 second eave portion            -   221 second connecting hole            -   222 mounting hole        -   23 first limiting boss        -   24 second limiting boss    -   3 sealing member        -   31 effective sealing portion        -   32 reinforce sealing portion    -   4 connecting member        -   41 inserting portion        -   42 extending portion    -   5 fixing member    -   6 nut    -   S external equipment    -   Z up-down direction

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To make the object, technical solutions, and advantages of the presentdisclosure more apparent, hereinafter the present disclosure will befurther described in detail in combination with the accompanying figuresand the embodiments. It should be understood that the specificembodiments described herein are merely used to explain the presentdisclosure but are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwisespecifically defined and limited, the terms “first”, “second” and thelike are only used for illustrative purposes and are not to be construedas expressing or implying a relative importance. The term “plurality” istwo or more. Unless otherwise defined or described, the terms “connect”,“fix” should be broadly interpreted, for example, the term “connect” canbe “fixedly connect”, “detachably connect”, “integrally connect”,“electrically connect” or “signal connect”. The term “connect” also canbe “directly connect” or “indirectly connect via a medium”. For thepersons skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the abovementionedterms in the present disclosure can be understood according to thespecific situation.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understoodthat spatially relative terms, such as “up”, “down” and the like, aredescribed based on orientations illustrated in the figures, but are notintended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 12 , a battery box of the present disclosurecomprises an upper box body 1, a lower box body 2, a sealing member 3, aconnecting member 4, a fixing member 5 and a nut 6.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 , the upper box body 1 may comprise afirst side wall 11 and a first eave portion 12 radially protruding fromthe first side wall 11, the lower box body 2 may comprise a second sidewall 21 and a second eave portion 22 radially protruding from the secondside wall 21.

The first eave portion 12 of the upper box body 1 and the second eaveportion 22 of the lower box body 2 face each other in an up-downdirection Z, referring to FIG. 9 , the first eave portion 12 may beprovided with a first connecting hole 121; referring to FIG. 10 , thesecond eave portion 22 may be provided with a second connecting hole221. The first connecting hole 121 and the second connecting hole 221are communicated with each other in the up-down direction Z and are usedfor fixedly connecting the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2 viathe connecting member 4, as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIG. 10 , the second eave portion 22 of the lower box body2 is further provided with a mounting hole 222 (may be a smooth hole ora threaded hole), the mounting hole 222 and the second connecting hole221 are spaced apart from each other. The mounting hole 222 is used formounting the battery box to an external equipment S via the fixingmember 5, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 . Specifically, when thebattery box is used in an electric vehicle, the external equipment S isa mounting beam on the body of the electric vehicle.

In the battery box of the present disclosure, because the lower box body2 is connected to the upper box body 1 through the second connectinghole 221 of the second eave portion 22, and connected to the externalequipment S through the mounting hole 222 of the second eave portion 22,compared with the conventional battery box involved in the backgroundart, the lower box body 2 is equivalent to the arrangement ofeliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure of thelower box body 2 and reduces the weight of the lower box body 2, therebyimproving the assembling efficiency and energy density of the batterybox.

In order to avoid the first eave portion 12 of the upper box body 1interfering with the process of mounting the lower box body 2 to theexternal equipment S through the mounting hole 222, the mounting hole222 needs to be exposed on the first eave portion 12. In an embodiment,a width of the second eave portion 22 of the lower box body 2 is greaterthan a width of the first eave portion 12, the mounting hole 222 ispositioned at an edge portion of the second eave portion 22 and makesthe mounting hole 222 exposed on the first eave portion 12. In anotherembodiment, referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the first eave portion 12is provided with an opening 122, the opening 122 penetrates the firsteave portion 12 and makes the mounting hole 222 exposed on the firsteave portion 12, and the width of the second eave portion 22 of thelower box body 2 may be not greater than the width of the first eaveportion 12, thereby helping to reduce the weight of the lower box body2.

A material density of the lower box body 2 is greater than a materialdensity of the upper box body 1. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , aheight of the first side wall 11 of the upper box body 1 is greater thana height of the second side wall 21 of the lower box body 2 in theup-down direction Z. Compared with the conventional battery box involvedin the background art, the structure of the battery box of the presentdisclosure greatly reduces the height of the second side wall 21 of thelower box body 2.

Because the upper box body 1 is a non-load bearing member, it has asmall thickness and can be made of a material having a low density (suchas plastic, SMC composite material, glass fiber reinforced resin, andcarbon fiber reinforced resin). The lower box body 2 is a load bearingmember, it has a large thickness and can be made of a material having ahigh density (such as a metal material), so reducing the height of thesecond side wall 21 of the lower box body 2 can significantly reduce theoverall weight of the battery box, thereby greatly improving theassembling efficiency of the battery box.

The height of the first side wall 11 of the upper box body 1 in theup-down direction Z is H₁, the height of the second side wall 21 of thelower box body 2 in the up-down direction Z is H₂, and H₂≤0.5H₁, that isthe height of the lower box body 2 is smaller than or equal to ⅓ of theoverall height of the battery box, and the lower box body 2 is lowerthan the center of gravity of the battery box (about at ½ of the overallheight of the battery box). In the case where the overall height andweight of the battery box are constant, if H₂>0.5H₁, the distancebetween the second eave portion 22 and the bottom of the lower box body2 will be increased (i.e., the distance between the mounting hole 222and the bottom of the lower box body 2 is increased), after the batterybox is connected with the external equipment through the mounting hole222, a gap is easily generated between the battery box and the externalequipment, and when the battery box is subjected to vibration or impactduring use, the tearing damage of the mounting hole 222 is easilycaused, thereby resulting in that the mounting of the battery box is notstable.

In order not to increase the width of the second eave portion 22, thesecond connecting hole 221 and the mounting hole 222 are spaced apartfrom each other in a circumferential direction of the second eaveportion 22, as shown in FIG. 10 . This is because, in the case where thewidth of the second eave portion 22 is constant, if the secondconnecting hole 221 and the mounting hole 222 are spaced apart from eachother in the radial direction of the second eave portion 22, themounting hole 222 will be positioned at the edge of the second eaveportion 22, therefore the mounting hole 222 may be torn due to a largepressure when the fixing member 5 passes through the mounting hole 222and mounts the battery box; and if the width of the second eave portion22 is increased so that the second connecting hole 221 and the mountinghole 222 are provided in the radial direction of the second eave portion22 at the same time, it is not beneficial to reduce the weight of thelower box body 2.

Further referring to FIG. 10 , a central axis of the second connectinghole 221 (parallel to the up-down direction Z) is close to the secondside wall 21 relative to a central axis of the mounting hole 222. Inother words, while the second connecting hole 221 and the mounting hole222 are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction ofthe second eave portion 22, there is an offset therebetween in theradial direction of the second eave portion 22, therefore the fixingmember 5 does not interfere with the sealing of the sealing member 3when the fixing member 5 passes through the mounting hole 222 and mountsthe battery box.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , the sealing member 3 is provided betweenthe first eave portion 12 of the upper box body 1 and the second eaveportion 22 of the lower box body 2 and connects the first eave portion12 and the second eave portion 22 in sealing. The sealing member 3 maybe a sealing pad, a cured sealant or a composite of the sealing pad andthe cured sealant.

In order to avoid the failure of the sealing member 3 and increase theservice life of the sealing member 3, referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 ,the lower box body 2 is further provided with a first limiting boss 23,and the first limiting boss 23 protrudes from the upper surface of thesecond eave portion 22 in the up-down direction Z. The second connectinghole 221 is penetratingly provided on the second eave portion 22 and thefirst limiting boss 23. An initial thickness of the sealing member 3(i.e., the thickness before the sealing member 3 is compressed) in theup-down direction Z is greater than a height of the first limiting boss23.

When the connecting member 4 connects and fixes the upper box body 1 andthe lower box body 2 through the second connecting hole 221, because theinitial thickness of the sealing member 3 is greater than the height ofthe first limiting boss 23, the first eave portion 12 of the upper boxbody 1 compresses the sealing member 3, and the compressed sealingmember 3 can ensure a reliable sealing between the upper box body 1 andthe lower box body 2. Meanwhile, when the first eave portion 12 of theupper box body 1 is pressed down and contacts the first limiting boss 23of the lower box body 2, the first limiting boss 23 can limit thefurther pressing of the first eave portion 12 of the upper box body 1,therefore it avoids the damage of the sealing member 3 due to the toolarge contact pressure between the upper box body 1 and the sealingmember 3, thereby preventing the failure of the sealing member 3. Inaddition, the magnitude of the contact pressure between upper box body 1and the sealing member 3 can be conveniently controlled by adjusting theinitial thickness of the sealing member 3 before the sealing member 3 iscompressed and the height of the first limiting boss 23.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , the connecting member 4 is a connectingbolt, and the connecting member 4 cooperates with the nut 6 to connectand fix the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2. The connectingmember 4 may comprise: an inserting portion 41 passing through the firstconnecting hole 121 and the second connecting hole 221; and an extendingportion 42 radially protruding from the inserting portion 41. At leastone portion of the sealing member 3 is located at an inner side of theextending portion 42 in the radial direction, and the width of the atleast one portion in the radial direction is the effective sealing widthof the sealing member 3, the effective sealing width is W, and 6 cm≤W≤25cm.

It should be noted that, the inner side of the extending portion 42refers to the side of extending portion 42 close to the upper box body1. The effective sealing width refers to the minimum width of thesealing member 3 which is not interfered by other components, and theeffective sealing width of the sealing member 3 ensures the sealingreliability between the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2.

In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 4 , all portions of the sealingmember 3 are located at the inner side of the extending portion 42 inthe radial direction. All portions of the sealing member 3 are notinterfered by the connecting member 4, and all portions of the sealingmember 3 exert the function of sealing. In order to prevent the sealingmember 3 from deviating under pressing, the sealing member 3 can bebonded to the first eave portion 12 or the second eave portion 22 inadvance.

In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the sealingmember 3 may comprise: an effective sealing portion 31; and a reinforcesealing portion 32 formed on one side of the effective sealing portion31 close to the connecting member 4 in the radial direction. Theeffective sealing portion 31 is located at the inner side of theextending portion 42 in the radial direction (i.e., the width of theeffective sealing portion 31 is the effective sealing width W, and theeffective sealing portion 31 is not interfered by the connecting member4 and serves as an effective sealing effect), and at least a portion ofthe reinforce sealing portion 32 is pressed between the first eaveportion 12 and the second eave portion 22 by the extending portion 42 ofthe connecting member 4.

Specifically, when the width of the reinforce sealing portion 32 of thesealing member 3 in the radial direction is small, the entirelyreinforce sealing portion 32 can be located between the extendingportion 42 and the inserting portion 41 in the radial direction, asshown in FIG. 5 . When the width of the reinforce sealing portion 32 ofthe sealing member 3 in the radial direction is large, the reinforcesealing portion 32 can be provided with a third connecting holecorresponding to the first connecting hole 121 and the second connectinghole 221, and the inserting portion 41 of the connecting member 4 passesthrough the first connecting hole 121 of the first eave portion 12, thethird connecting hole of the reinforce sealing portion 32 and the secondconnecting hole 221 of the second eave portion 22, so as to make thesealing member 3 fixed between the first eave portion 12 and the secondeave portion 22.

In the design process of the battery box, in order to avoid that theconnecting force of the connecting member 4 does not act on the sealingmember 3 or only a part of the connecting force act on the sealingmember 3 due to the too large distance between the second connectinghole 221 and the second side wall 21 so that the sealing member 3 cannotserve as an effective sealing effect, and the position of the secondconnecting hole 221 needs to be determined according to the effectivesealing portion 31 of the sealing member 3, that is, the secondconnecting hole 221 needs to be provided close to the effective sealingportion 31.

Referring to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 , the fixing member 5 may be aconnecting bolt. Based on the different structures of the mounting hole222 on the lower box body 2, the manners of the lower box body 2 mountedto the external equipment S through the mounting hole 222 are different,and are specifically described below.

Referring to FIG. 11 , when the mounting hole 222 is the smooth hole(i.e., the inner surface of the mounting hole 222 is not provided with athread), the fixing member 5 passes through the mounting hole 222 of thelower box body 2 and a through hole of the external equipment S, andcooperates with the nut 6 to achieve the fixed mounting between thelower box body 2 and the external equipment S. The nut 6 can be placedon one side of the external equipment S, or can be sunk into the throughhole of the external equipment S, and at this time the fixing member 5sequentially passes through the mounting hole 222 of the lower box body2 and the through hole of the external equipment S to cooperate with thenut 6. Of course, the nut 6 can also be placed on one side of the lowerbox body 2, at this time the fixing member 5 sequentially passes throughthe through hole of the external equipment S and the mounting hole 222of the lower box body 2 to cooperate with the nut 6.

Referring to FIG. 12 , when the mounting hole 222 is the threaded hole,the fixing member 5 sequentially passes through the through hole of theexternal equipment S and the mounting hole 222 of the lower box body 2,and engages with the mounting hole 222 in thread to make the lower boxbody 2 fixedly mounted to the external equipment S.

Referring to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 , a maximum diameter of the fixingmember 5 is A₁, a distance between a central axis of the fixing member 5and the reinforce sealing portion 32 of the sealing member 3 is 4.During the connecting process of the fixing member 5 and the externalequipment S, because the mounting hole 222 and the circumambience of themounting hole 222 are subjected to a large pressure, and the reinforcesealing portion 32 will be deformed due to the large pressure, in orderto prevent the failure of the sealing member 3 under the influence ofthe fixing member 5, A₁ and A₂ needs to meet the following relationship:A₂≤1.5A₁.

When the fixing member 5 is mounted to the external equipment S throughthe mounting hole 222, especially when the mounting hole 222 is thesmooth hole, because the locking force of the fixing member 5 is large,the portion of the sealing member 3 contacting the fixing member 5 maygenerate a certain deformation, and the sealing member 3 is sensitive tothe deformation, and the too large deformation can cause the failure ofthe sealing member 3. Therefore, in order to further avoid the failureof the sealing member 3 and improve the service life of the sealingmember 3, referring to FIG. 8 , FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 , the lower box body2 may further comprise: a second limiting boss 24 protruding from theupper surface of the second eave portion 22 in the up-down direction Z.The mounting hole 222 penetrates the second eave portion 22 and thesecond limiting boss 24. A portion of the second limiting boss 24protrudes from the upper surface of the first eave portion 12 via theopening 122. During the connecting process of the fixing member 5 andthe external equipment S, based on the arrangement of the secondlimiting boss 24, it effectively avoids the fixing member 5 directlysqueezing the second eave portion 22 of the lower box body 2, in turnprevents the fixing member 5 from pressing the sealing member 3.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , after the upper box body 1 is fixedlyconnected with the lower box body 2 via the connecting member 4, in thelocking connection portion of the upper box body 1 and the lower boxbody 2, a height of the first limiting boss 23 is h₁, a thickness of thefirst eave portion 12 is h₂, a distance between the upper surface of thefirst eave portion 12 (i.e., the upper surface of the first flat-plateportion 12A described later) and the upper surface of the second eaveportion 22 is h, and h=h₁+h₂. Referring to FIG. 11 , a height of thesecond limiting boss 24 is h₅, and in order to prevent the fixing member5 from squeezing the sealing member 3, h₅>h.

Referring to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , the first eave portion 12 may comprise afirst flat-plate portion 12A, a second flat-plate portion 12B and areinforce connecting portion 12C connecting the first flat-plate portion12A and the second flat-plate portion 12B. A lower surface of the firstflat-plate portion 12A is higher than a lower surface of the secondflat-plate portion 12B, so that an accommodation space forms between thefirst eave portion 12 and the second eave portion 22 and is used foraccommodating the sealing member 3. An upper surface of the firstflat-plate portion 12A may be higher than an upper surface of the secondflat-plate portion 12B, therefore it reduces the weight of the firsteave portion 12 and improves the deformability of the first eave portion12, is beneficial for the sealing connection between the first eaveportion 12 and the second eave portion 22. Here, the reinforceconnecting portion 12C, the first flat-plate portion 12A, and the secondflat-plate portion 12B are integrally formed into a structure with arib, which improves the strength of the first eave portion 12.

Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the first connecting hole 121 ispenetratingly provided on the first flat-plate portion 12A. The sealingmember 3 is provided between the lower surface of the first flat-plateportion 12A and the second eave portion 22.

Referring to FIG. 7 , after the upper box body 1 is fixedly connectedwith the lower box body 2 via the connecting member 4, in thenon-locking connection portion of the upper box body 1 and the lower boxbody 2, a distance between the lower surface of the first flat-plateportion 12A and the lower surface of the second flat-plate portion 12Bis h₃, a gap between the second flat-plate portion 12B and the secondeave portion 22 of the lower box body 2 is h₄, and h₄=h₁-h₃. In order toprevent the water outside the battery box from directly flushing thesealing member 3 through the gap, it should ensure that h₄ is as smallas possible by reducing the manufacturing tolerance between the upperbox body 1 and the lower box body 2 in the manufacturing process of theupper box body 1 and the lower box body 2, thereby ensuring the sealingproperty of the battery box.

What is claimed is:
 1. A battery box, comprising an upper box body, alower box body, a connecting member, a sealing member, and a fixingmember; the upper box body comprising a first side wall and a first eaveportion radially protruding from the first side wall, wherein the firsteave portion and the first side wall are integrally formed; the lowerbox body comprising a second side wall and a second eave portionradially protruding from the second side wall, and a first limiting bossprotruding from an upper surface of the second eave portion in anup-down direction, wherein the second eave portion and the second sidewall are integrally formed, and a height of the first side wall isgreater than a height of the second side wall; the first eave portionand the second eave portion facing each other in the up-down direction,a width of a surface of the first eave portion that contacts the secondeave portion is smaller than a width of a surface of the second eaveportion that contacts the first eave portion, the first eave portionbeing provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portionbeing provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole, themounting hole and the second connecting hole being spaced apart fromeach other, and the second connecting hole being penetratingly providedon the second eave portion and the first limiting boss; the connectingmember passing through the first connecting hole and the secondconnecting hole to fixedly connect the upper box body and the lower boxbody; the sealing member being provided between the first eave portionand the second eave portion and connecting the first eave portion andthe second eave portion in sealing, and an initial thickness of thesealing member in the up-down direction being greater than a height ofthe first limiting boss; and the fixing member passing through themounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to an externalequipment.
 2. The battery box according to claim 1, wherein a materialdensity of the lower box body is greater than a material density of theupper box body; and a height of the first side wall is greater than aheight of the second side wall in the up-down direction.
 3. The batterybox according to claim 2, wherein the height of the first side wall ofthe upper box body in the up-down direction is H₁, the height of thesecond side wall of the lower box body in the up-down direction is H₂,and H₂≤0.5H₁.
 4. The battery box according to claim 1, wherein thesecond connecting hole and the mounting hole are spaced apart from eachother in a circumferential direction of the second eave portion.
 5. Thebattery box according to claim 4, wherein a central axis of the secondconnecting hole is close to the second side wall relative to a centralaxis of the mounting hole.
 6. The battery box according to claim 1,wherein the first eave portion is further provided with an opening, andthe opening penetrates the first eave portion and makes the mountinghole exposed on the first eave portion.
 7. The battery box according toclaim 1, wherein the connecting member comprises an inserting portionpassing through the first connecting hole and the second connectinghole, and an extending portion radially protruding from the insertingportion; and at least one portion of the sealing member is located at aninner side of the extending portion in a radial direction, and a widthof the at least one portion in the radial direction is an effectivesealing width of the sealing member, the effective sealing width is W,and 6 cm≤W≤25 cm.
 8. The battery box according to claim 7, wherein allportions of the sealing member are located at the inner side of theextending portion in the radial direction; or the sealing membercomprises an effective sealing portion and a reinforce sealing portionformed on one side of the effective sealing portion close to theconnecting member in the radial direction; and the effective sealingportion is located at the inner side of the extending portion in theradial direction, and at least a portion of the reinforce sealingportion is pressed between the first eave portion and the second eaveportion by the extending portion.
 9. The battery box according to claim7, wherein a maximum diameter of the fixing member is A₁, a distancebetween a central axis of the fixing member and the sealing member isA₂, and A₂≤1.5A₁.
 10. The battery box according to claim 6, wherein themounting hole is a smooth hole; the lower box body further comprise asecond limiting boss protruding from the upper surface of the secondeave portion in the up-down direction; the mounting hole penetrates thesecond eave portion and the second limiting boss; and a portion of thesecond limiting boss protrudes from an upper surface of the first eaveportion via the opening.
 11. The battery box according to claim 10,wherein a distance between the upper surface of the first eave portionand the upper surface of the second eave portion is h, a height of thesecond limiting boss is h₅, and h₅>h.
 12. The battery box according toclaim 7, wherein the first eave portion comprises a first flat-plateportion, a second flat-plate portion, and a reinforce connecting portionconnecting the first flat-plate portion and the second flat-plateportion; a lower surface of the first flat-plate portion is higher thana lower surface of the second flat-plate portion; the first connectinghole is penetratingly provided on the first flat-plate portion; and thesealing member is provided between the lower surface of the firstflat-plate portion and the second eave portion.
 13. A vehicle,comprising a body and a battery box, wherein the battery box comprisesan upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a sealingmember, and a fixing member; the upper box body comprising a first sidewall and a first eave portion radially protruding from the first sidewall, wherein the first eave portion and the first side wall areintegrally formed; the lower box body comprising a second side wall anda second eave portion radially protruding from the second side wall, anda first limiting boss protruding from an upper surface of the secondeave portion in an up-down direction, wherein the second eave portionand the second side wall are integrally formed, and a height of thefirst side wall is greater than a height of the second side wall; thefirst eave portion and the second eave portion facing each other in theup-down direction, a width of a surface of the first eave portion thatcontacts the second eave portion is smaller than a width of a surface ofthe second eave portion that contacts the first eave portion, the firsteave portion being provided with a first connecting hole, the secondeave portion being provided with a second connecting hole and a mountinghole, the mounting hole and the second connecting hole being spacedapart from each other, and the second connecting hole beingpenetratingly provided on the second eave portion and the first limitingboss; the connecting member passes through the first connecting hole andthe second connecting hole to fixedly connect the upper box body and thelower box body; the sealing member being provided between the first eaveportion and the second eave portion and connecting the first eaveportion and the second eave portion in sealing, and an initial thicknessof the sealing member in the up-down direction being greater than aheight of the first limiting boss; and the fixing member passes throughthe mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to the body. 14.The vehicle according to claim 13, wherein a material density of thelower box body is greater than a material density of the upper box body;and a height of the first side wall is greater than a height of thesecond side wall in the up-down direction.
 15. The vehicle according toclaim 13, wherein the second connecting hole and the mounting hole arespaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of thesecond eave portion.
 16. The vehicle according to claim 15, wherein acentral axis of the second connecting hole is close to the second sidewall relative to a central axis of the mounting hole.
 17. The vehicleaccording to claim 13, wherein the connecting member comprises aninserting portion passing through the first connecting hole and thesecond connecting hole, and an extending portion radially protrudingfrom the inserting portion; and at least one portion of the sealingmember is located at an inner side of the extending portion in a radialdirection, and a width of the at least one portion in the radialdirection is an effective sealing width of the sealing member, theeffective sealing width is W, and 6 cm≤W≤25 cm.
 18. The vehicleaccording to claim 17, wherein all portions of the sealing member arelocated at the inner side of the extending portion in the radialdirection; or the sealing member comprises an effective sealing portionand a reinforce sealing portion formed on one side of the effectivesealing portion close to the connecting member in the radial direction;and the effective sealing portion is located at the inner side of theextending portion in the radial direction, and at least a portion of thereinforce sealing portion is pressed between the first eave portion andthe second eave portion by the extending portion.
 19. The vehicleaccording to claim 17, wherein a maximum diameter of the fixing memberis A₁, a distance between a central axis of the fixing member and thesealing member is A₂, and A₂≤1.5A₁.